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Great Israel video worth checking out

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

The video from Israel 21 C “celebrates the faces and places of Israel in the 21st century.”
The video is set to the song “New Soul” by Israeli artist Yael Naim, who was the first Israeli solo artist to have a top-ten song in the United States.

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Israelis and Canadians Strike Big Business Deals With CIIRDF

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

by Karin Kloosterman

Known for its biotech advances, high-tech, clean technologies, and superb agricultural research, Israel is becoming a country that Canadian business developers can’t ignore. A couple of years ago I had the joy of meeting a bunch of Newfoundlanders in Israel hoping to partner with Israeli companies for R&D in the area of water [...]

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Bedouins and Israeli Jews Bridge the East-West Divide Through Music

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

by Karin Kloosterman

(Image credit: Karin Kloosterman)
If you are a Canadian and never been to Israel, it’s unlikely that you’ve seen anything like this picture in your life. This is a snapshot of a Rababator concert at the East West House in Jaffa a while back. What might strike some people are the coffee grinders that [...]

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